31/05/2026
Like every day, I had finished my OPD and was just about to leave for home, when suddenly I heard loud noise and chaos outside the emergency room.
A young boy was brought in with a history of assault — a stab wound on the left side of his abdomen, with bowel and organs protruding outside the wound. Hundreds of people surrounded him, everyone shouting, panic everywhere.
For one moment, the easiest thought that came to my mind was:
“Refer him to a higher center.”
Not because the case was impossible… but sometimes the surrounding chaos becomes more difficult than the surgery itself.
Then, in a dusky fading voice, he looked at me and said:
“Sir, please bachalo… mujhe abhi ghar banana hai.”
That one sentence changed everything.
Challenge accepted.
Immediately, the OT was prepared. Staff, anaesthetist, and my surgeon colleague were called urgently.
But another challenge appeared after shifting him to the OT — his blood group was AB positive, and only one blood bag was available in the blood bank.
Calls were made urgently.
Friends stepped forward.
Blood donors were mobilized.
One of my friends at the blood bank personally arranged and released around 5 units of PRBCs and 4 FFP during the surgery itself.
The patient underwent massive transfusion while the operation continued throughout the night till early morning.
Today, when I think about it, one thought stays in my mind:
“How easy it is to stab someone… and how difficult it is to save him after that stab.”
Medicine is never a one-man job.
This life was saved because an entire team stood together at the right moment.
Grateful to every staff member, anaesthetist, blood donor, colleague, and friend who became part of this fight for life. 🙏